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US 10,207,295 B2Granted
Sorting device and method for sorting bulk material
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorCarsten Aschpurwis
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Abstract
A sorting device and a method for sorting bulk material. In order to be able to load a sorting facility of the sorting device with just one feeding facility with bulk material such that the sorting facility can be operated with a high throughput, provision is made for the sorting facility and the feeding facility to be arranged so as to run in parallel with one another in a transfer area. In the transfer area, bulk material is transferred from the feeding facility to the sorting facility.
Claims4
A sorting device for sorting piece goods, comprising:
- a sorter transporting piece goods to a plurality of sorting destinations during operation;
- a feeder disposed to feed piece goods to said sorting facility during the operation and to transfer the piece goods in a transfer area;
- said feeder having an accelerator for positioning the piece goods to be transferred;
- said accelerator having a plurality of acceleration segments configured to adjust a position of a plurality of piece goods relative to said sorter independently of one another;
- wherein said sorter and said feeding facility with said acceleration segments are configured so as to run in parallel with one another in said transfer area;
- and
- including an unloader for receiving piece goods which are not transferred from said feeder to said sorter, wherein said unloader is arranged adjacent to or behind said transfer area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.